Article snippet: The "wall" becomes fence "renovation," "amnesty" becomes "DACA," and "Nancy and Chuck" become President Trump's new best friends. The world according to Donald J. Trump is a constantly shifting place, filled with tenuous alliances and mind-twisting deals that may be more or less than they appear at first glance. In pursuing a deal with Democrats on hot-button immigration issues, Trump is challenging forces in both parties in ways that are fundamental to their identities. Trump seems poised to shelve his signature campaign promise — the "big, beautiful wall," which Mexico would pay for — to legalize the status of some 800,000 people brought to the United States illegally as children, known as Dreamers. "The wall will come later," Trump told reporters this morning, after saying that he is "fairly close" to a deal with Congress that would permanently help the Dreamers and bring "massive Chuck Schumer, who are enjoying newfound status as go-to dealmakers for the Trump White House. The fact that top congressional Republicans were sidelined speaks to the political danger for Trump in defying a large chunk of his base. He is setting aside a key campaign promise in the interest of a proposal that immigration hard-liners consider an apostasy. "Amnesty Don," declared a Link to the full article to read more